By Roberto Savio* The recent meeting of the G20 – scheduled to take place in Riyadh but held virtually due to the Coronavirus pandemic – has been an eloquent example of how the world is drifting, in a crisis of leadership. It was, in a sense, a showcase.
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury (*) KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 24 2020 (IPS) – The World Bank has been leading other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and international financial institutions to press developing country governments to ‘de-risk’…
By George Soros* – Project Syndicate The European Union cannot afford to compromise on the rule-of-law provisions it applies to the funds it allocates to member states. How the EU responds to the challenge to those provisions now posed by Hungary and Poland will determine…
by DEVNET JAPAN Fumiyasu Akegawa, Chair and CEO of Devnet International Association Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), supported by Japanese government, has been built with the aim to help young people from developing countries acquire technological skills, or knowledge…
By Walden Bello* – Foreign Policy in Focus For many, Trump’s ouster is a relief. But his steadfast support among white voters puts his party on a crash course with democracy.
By Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback (*) – Independent Media Institute Neither political party has truly addressed the issue of economic security, which is why the country remains a house divided against itself While Joe Biden will be America’s next president, the 2020…
By Hazel Henderson* – Ethical Markets Media Today the money meme rules our lives and social interactions in most societies on Earth. How did this happen?
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On August 20, 2018, El Salvador’s leftist president Salvador Sánchez Cerén announced on national television that El Salvador would break its ties with Taiwan and recognize the People’s Republic…
By Mike Konczal* – The Nation Democrats must embrace massive infrastructure projects, giant deficits, and a high debt-to-GDP ratio If Democrats take the White House and Senate, Joe Biden will be in a position to pass legislation that will shape the economy for decades to come…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* The new coronavirus pandemic has called into question many of the political certitudes that seemed to have been consolidated over the past forty years, especially in what is known as the global North. The main certitudes were the following…
